Atractus gaigeae

Atractus gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]

Atractus gaigeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Atractus
Species:
A. gaigeae
Binomial name
Atractus gaigeae
Savage, 1955
Synonyms[2]
  • Atractus gaigeae
    Savage, 1955
  • Atractus collaris gaigeae
    Dixon & Soini, 1977
  • Atractus gaigeae
    Carillo & Icochea, 1995

Etymology

The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.[3]

Geographic range

A. gaigeae is found in eastern Ecuador, in the Amazon Basin,[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. gaigeae is forest, at altitudes of 200–600 m (660–1,970 ft).[1]

Description

A small species, A gaigeae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29.5 cm (11.6 in) in females, and 26.5 cm (10.4 in) in males. The tail is short, about 10% SVL in females, and about 14% SVL in males.[2]

Reproduction

A. gaigeae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. Cisneros-Heredia D, Yánez-Muñoz M, Reyes-Puig C (2017). "Atractus gaigeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50951092A50951097. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Atractus gaigeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractus gaigeae, p. 96).

Further reading

  • Dixon, James R.; Soini, Pekka (1977). "The Reptiles of the Upper Amazon Basin, Iquitos Region, Peru, Part 2: Crocodilians, Turtles, and Snakes". Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology (4): 59–154. (Atractus collaris gaigeae, new combination).
  • Passos P, Prudente ALC, Ramos LO, Caicedo-Portilla JR, Lynch JD (2018). "Species delimitations in the Atractus collaris complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". Zootaxa 4392 (3): 491–520.
  • Savage JM (1955). "Descriptions of New Colubrid Snakes, Genus Atractus, from Ecuador". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 68: 11–20. (Atractus gaigeae, new species, pp. 12–14).
  • Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1) [General Section]: 209–229 (e178).



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